RALEIGH – Chad Harris of Timberlake is the fourth and final winner of the $150,000 top prize in the Joker’s Wild game. He purchased the lucky $5 ticket at Cruizers on North Roxboro Road in Durham.
After state and federal taxes were withheld, Harris received a check for $103,876.
Ticket sales have made it possible for the lottery to raise more than $3.8 billion for the state. Net proceeds will be used this year to help pay salaries of teachers and teacher assistants, for pre-kindergarten programs for at-risk four-year-olds, for school construction and repair, and need-based college scholarships and financial aid.
For details on how $12 million in lottery funds have made a difference for specific education programs in Person County, click on the “Where the Money Goes” tab on the lottery’s website.